The Wyoming Humanities Council invites residents of Afton, Baggs, Casper, Cheyenne, Evanston, Gillette, Greybull, Lander, Laramie, Lusk, and Meeteetse to join reporters and journalists for a series of current events discussions. This new program, What’s News: Wyoming Connects, takes place October 30, November 6 and November 13 via Wyoming’s two videoconferencing networks and is sponsored [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Reading Wyoming: Ranchester
Monday, October 26, 7:00-8:30 PM
Women of Mystery Series
Tongue River Branch Library, Ranchester
Faces of Addiction: Sheridan
Monday, October 26, 5:30 PM
Join us for dinner and a four part film discussion series
Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, Sheridan
October Book Discussion
Monday, October 26, 10 AM
Featured Book: The Legend of Colton H. Bryant by Alexandra Fuller; discussion questions can [...]
Monday Night Movie
Monday, October 19, 6:30 pm
The featured film will be The Running Man. This 1987 sci fi movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a wrongly convicted man, takes place in 2019 when the economy has collapsed, all culture is banned and a game show pits convicted criminals against professional killers. It is rated “R” and [...]
Thomas King Reading
Monday, October 12, 5:00 PM
University of Wyoming Union
UW’s MFA Visiting Writers Series will present a reading by the novelist and short story writer Thomas King. King has published two collections of short stories and the novels Medicine River, Green Grass, Running Water, and Truth and Bright Water. King’s participation in the Visiting Writers [...]
Many thanks to Dr. Wes Connally of Central Wyoming College for naming this session for us!
The Process
We have chosen 5 innovative projects from around the state in which the humanities played a significant role. Representatives from all 5 programs have prepared 5-minute presentations about them. These presentations will be delivered in different spaces, and participants [...]
Gracefully Aging Film and Discussion Series
Monday, October 5, 6:30 PM
This features the documentary Young at Heart, followed by discussion and refreshments.
Natrona County Library, Casper
Film Discussion Series: Faces of Addiction
Monday, October 5, 6:00 PM
The film will be Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and it will be followed by a discussion moderated by David Romtvedt [...]
Our keynote speaker for Humanities Matter! is David Berry. What a coup! Here is his bio:
David Berry, professor of history at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 1997 for his long term work with the Community College Humanities Association, where he has been both executive director and chair [...]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
In these tricky economic times, the Wyoming Humanities Council is thrilled to be able to offer travel supplements to college and university faculty, museum and library professionals, and representatives of nonprofit community organizations to attend Humanities Matter!. The travel supplements are made possible by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund and a gift [...]